MAROON 5 DROPS VIDEO FOR “MIDDLE GROUND,” FROM RSA & BLACK DOG FILMS’ DIRECTOR DAVID DOBKIN
By Egotist / /
Three-time Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum band Maroon 5 released the video for their new single “Middle Ground,” directed by David Dobkin and produced by Black Dog Films. “Middle Ground” premiered this week on MTV, and features Adam Levine, the band and their families recording the reflective acoustic song at a country house and adjacent barn. Filmed in Los Angeles’ Topanga Canyon, the beautiful community set in the hills, cliffs and national parks of the Santa Monica Mountains, Dobkin’s filmed in a softly lit, observational style to convey the kinship of the day.
Watch the video here >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntc2XNAGGMQ
“When Adam first sent me the song, I told him we couldn’t put imagery to it. The lyrics are too good,” Dobkin recounted. “But then we kept talking and borrowed a page from Exile On Main Street, and decided to take a documentary-like approach and film the song being recorded at a house in the country … including the families hanging out. I’ve known Adam for over 20 years and the work together is always special to me. It’s been a great run!”
“Middle Ground” is Dobkin’s sixth video for Maroon 5. He also directed the viral smash “Sugar,” the video featuring the band crashing weddings all over the city as the wedding band, which amassed over 3.8 billion views. More recently, Dobkin’s directed “Girls Like You” ft. Cardi B and packed with female celebs, everyone from Ellen to Millie Bobby Brown, Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Behati Prinsloo and many more.
Dobkin is the filmmaker behind the comedic blockbuster Wedding Crashers and poignant drama The Judge, which earned Robert Duvall Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations.
Credits:
Artist – Maroon 5
Song – Middle Ground
Label – Interscope
Production Company: Black Dog Films
Director: David Dobkin
Executive Producers: Jeff Pantaleo, Molly Bohas, Megan Dobkin
Producer: Melissa Larsen
Director of Photography: Giles Dunning
Production Designer: Christian Zollenkopf
Editor: Bill Yukich
Color: Stefan Sonnenfeld
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